Wasn't sure where to post this at it kind of spans multiple subforums on LDDB. Here goes...
I ordered a 2 in 1 out Toslink switch earlier this week, which arrived today, to help with my 'unique' AV set up of sorts. It's not ideal, yet, but did allow me to conduct a PoC to make sure what I want to acheive actually works.
My new chain is now:
CLD-D925 -> Composite (Yellow Cable Only) -> TV (RCA Audio goes from the LD Player directly to the RCA inputs on the Yamaha YSP2700)
and
CLD-D925 -> Digital Coaxial -> Yamaha APD-2 -> Toslink Out -> 2 in 1 out Toslink switch -> Yamaha YSP2700
and
CLD-D925 -> Toslink Out -> 2 in 1 out Toslink Switch -> Yamaha YSP2700
This covers me for Analog, Digital and AC-3 audio with the toslink switch allowing me to choose between AC-3 and the digital stereo outputs. The soundbar only uses the coax, toslink and rca inputs
if you have the LD player connected directly to your television. This meant that in my particular chain, I have to remove my Framemeister from the chain.
Another thing I found out today is that the Framemeister overrides any other audio output you may have set up. For example, if I want to watch a disc with an AC-3 track, the demodulator lights up but the Framemeister overrides that audio output and insists on using the HDMI audio output from the Framemeister.
The Framemeister also strips out any subtitles and teletext that may be present on a Laserdisc. I found this out today when trying my BBC British Garden Birds disc. My television correctly brought up the Teletext pages and subtitles when connected directly to the television. I also noticed that if you switch on HQ Circuit mode on the CLD-D925, it seems to soften the picture. At least to my eyes it does. Does anyone know more about the HQ Circuit mode on this player? What is it trying to achieve?
The thing is, I was expecting the image on the television to look garbage without the Framemeister. The thing is, it
doesn't,
I think it looks better!Maybe my TV has a decent comb filter in it, or is made of Myrrh or something? Hey, nobody actually knows what Myrrh is so it
could be! The one thing I know I definitely do need is a set of RCA cables and a separate composite video cable on it's own, if it's possible to buy one that way?
A productive day today for me on the LD front. Lots learned!
Next, getting bit-perfect audio captures.